Sunday, September 10, 2017

The lesson of the hurricanes (#3145)

     There are many natural events that are happening in our world and the fact that they are getting to be much more intense should end any discussion about them not being influenced by man made activities. The fact of climate change, despite republicans banning such words, does nothing to change the forthcoming wrath that we are significantly responsible for creating. As we will see shortly another aspect of republican denial was the need to upgrade and improve our national infrastructure. The damage through deaths and property damage are going to be incalculable. With republicans also against the American working middle poor class having livable wages to earn, the many who are in poverty are not able to protect themselves like the wealthy from the effects of natural events.
     I am sick and tired of republicans who would rather ignore having foresight in lieu of maintaining privilege and advantage for the wealthy. The republicans should not be in public office where the hard work of preparing our society for a better future for everyone is required. Instead the republicans only maintain a better future for the wealthy and themselves. These hurricanes are going to unleash the destructive force of nature upon us and despite the limited preparations we now have many will pay dearly who cannot afford to protect themselves or their meager way of life. No more than ever I am convinced that the republican party is not only devious and despicable but they are a miserable reflection of what the worst of America has become.
     I write this before the latest hurricane makes landfall on the continental United States and although it is my hope that this hurricane withers and veers away it is not the reality we are going to face. There will be those who could not afford to leave who will pay harshly and it is because we won't fix our economy away from the greedy unregulated capitalism and the mindset that only the survival of the fittest deserves the bounty of the marketplace. It makes me sick that there are Americans who are so cavalier with the lives of others. Not all republicans are mean nasty brutish souls but it isn't a surprise that those who are, are all in the republican party.

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